Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Régis Campo, Enrique Granados, Tomás Gubitsch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean Philippe Rameau, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Théo Ould
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA995
Release: 2023
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Rameau: Gavotte et doubles
02. Campo: Laterna Magica
03. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV830: Toccata
04. Gubitsch: À ce train-là
05. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K304: 2nd movement
06. Campo: Pagamania!
07. Gubitsch: Au bord du Nahuel Huapi
08. Tchaikovsky: Romance in F minor, Op. 5
09. Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 – Allegro
10. Gubitsch: Tango tangent
11. Granados: Orientale (No. 2 from 12 Danzas españolas)
12. Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne
13. Campo: Ad Astra
At just twenty-five years old, Theo Ould sees musical expression as a total art form, and explores all the possibilities of his instrument, the accordion, which he champions with great pride: ‘When I entered the conservatoire and held the instrument in my hands, I was fascinated by the sound as much as the object itself, halfway between a typewriter and an extra-terrestrial contraption: a “playing machine” in every sense of the word. . . . I also discovered what its sound was like and what you could do with it. I learnt what stops that sound from expanding and how to use my whole body as a soundbox.’ The programme of Laterna Magica blends the Baroque music of Bach and Rameau with melancholy melodies by Granados and Tchaikovsky, before moving on to the contemporary repertory with Campo and Gubitsch (including three new pieces for accordion and electronics). For this recording, Theo is joined by two guests, cellist Lisa Strauss (for the finale of Shostakovich’s Sonata for cello and piano) and violinist Luka Faulisi (for the finale of Mozart’s Sonata for violin and keyboard in E minor, K304).